The highlight of this year’s Christmas in the Valley celebration at Northfield Baptist Church will be the African Children’s Choir, a group that tours North America every two years to raise awareness of the need of destitute and orphaned children in Africa and to raise funds for continued development and support for children in seven African nations.

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Shalersville Town Hall at Routes 303 and 44 will host three bluegrass bands Nov. 19 from 7 to 11 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m.
Featured will be Coney Carver and the Rainbow Valley Boys, Ottawa County Bluegrass and Caney Creek.

Ohio Shakespeare Festival, known for its summer outdoor performances at Stan Hywet Hall in Akron, launched its first season inside with "Robin Hood: An Adventure With Music."The show, which closed Oct. 30, was penned by OSF co-founder Terry Burgler and company member Scott Campbell.

By April Helms | Reporter

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Heralded Louisiana band The Revelers will perform Nov. 18 at the Happy Days Lodge, located at 500 West Streetsboro St./State Route 303 in Peninsula. The concert is co-hosted by the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the National Park Service.

Veterans get into zoo freeIn recognition of Veterans Day, the Akron Zoo will be offering free admission to all military personnel and veterans Nov. 5-11. Veterans or people currently serving in the military will have to show a military ID to receive the discount.

'Annapurna' at None Too FragileAn°na°purna by Sharr White opens at None Too Frag°ile on Nov. 4 and runs through Nov. 19.Star°ring Jeff Glover and Der°driu Ring and di°rected by Sean Derry, An°na°purna tells the story of Emma and Ulysses.

Kent -- Sara Hume, curator at the Kent State University Museum, had "been kicking around the idea for several years" of highlighting the growing fashion industry in southern Africa.The result is "Fashions of Southern Africa," which can be seen in the Higbee Gallery through July 2, 2017.

By April Helms | Reporter

In recognition of Veterans Day, the Akron Zoo will be offering free admission to all military personnel and veterans Nov. 5-11. Veterans or people currently serving in the military will have to show a military ID to receive the discount.

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Music inspired by storms is blowing into Akron for the next concert in Fuze, the out-of-the-box series presented by Akron's Tuesday Musical.On Nov. 3 at 7 p.m., Fuze presents "Weather Scores: Science, Data, Sculpture and Music" at the Akron Art Museum, 1 South High St. in Akron.

Nordonia Hills — Lovers of vocal music are invited to join the Nordonia High School a cappella group “Synergy” Nov. 4 at Scoreboards Sports Grill in Northfield Village, when the group will host a party marking the release its first professional studio CD.

By Eric Marotta | Editor

A Hudson native is the subject of a film that will be screened at The Nightlight Cinema in downtown Akron.
"Christine," the story of Christine Chubbuck, was directed by Antonio Campos and was released earlier this year. It opens Nov. 4. For details, visit http://www.nightlightcinema.

The Akron Civic Theatre presents The Masque of the Red Death Masquerade Party, Oct. 29 starting at 8 p.m.
Masque of the Red Death is a masquerade ball themed loosely around Edgar Allan Poe's short story of the same name.

Stan Hywet welcomes all veterans as well as men and women in uniform, to the estate for a complimentary self-guided tour of Stan Hywet on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Stan Hywet is at 714 North Portage Path in Akron.

Three Roads to Magdalena
by David Adams
https://kansaspress.ku.edu
Magdalena, New Mexico was once a booming frontier town where Navajo, Anglo and Hispanic people lived in shifting, sometimes separate, sometimes overlapping worlds for well over a hundred years.

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The Summit Choral Society's Masterworks Chorale and its children's choirs have several concerts planned for its 27th season.
The Masterworks Chorale, under the direction of Marie Bucoy-Calavan, will open the season Nov. 6 with "The Creation" by Franz Joseph Haydn.

Twinsburg Community Theatre will have auditions for Disney's "The Little Mermaid," with shows on January 20 through 22, and 27 through 29.Auditions are Oct. 29 at Twinsburg Community Center, 10260 Ravenna Road.